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Disney•Pixar Cars

Open-world racing adventure with film characters and minigames

Beenox · Published by THQ, Disney · Released Feb 24, 2015

AdventureRacing

Reviews
Very Positive
89% of 2,200
Recent reviews
Very Positive
83% of 24 in 30 days
Players
6
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
0.3 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)

What is Disney•Pixar Cars?

You start as Lightning McQueen, a rookie aiming for the Piston Cup Championship, in a racing adventure based on Disney•Pixar's Cars. Drive through open areas, enter races, and play minigames as characters from the film.

For you if...

  • +you like family-friendly racing with room to explore
  • +you enjoy switching between races and minigames

Not for you if...

  • −you want only track races, without exploration or minigames
  • −you prefer racing games without a film-based story

What players say

89% of 2,200 reviews are positive · 83% of 24 in the last 30 days

Players praise the nostalgia of driving through Radiator Springs and the returning film voice cast. Their most common complaint is that saves fail or become corrupted; some also report crashes and awkward default controls.

Players over time

▼ -43% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 20 players on Oct 5, 2026.

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Nov 7, 20266
Nov 6, 202610
Nov 5, 20260
Nov 4, 20264
Nov 3, 20266
Nov 2, 202615
Nov 1, 202614
Oct 31, 202613
Oct 30, 20264
Oct 29, 20262
Oct 28, 202610
Oct 27, 20263
Oct 26, 20267
Oct 25, 202612
Oct 24, 202611
Oct 23, 202610
Oct 22, 20268
Oct 21, 20269
Oct 20, 20268
Oct 19, 202613
Oct 18, 202610
Oct 17, 202611
Oct 16, 202610
Oct 15, 202612
Oct 14, 202612
Oct 13, 202614
Oct 12, 202614
Oct 11, 20266
Oct 10, 202610
Oct 9, 202613
Oct 8, 202619
Oct 7, 20267
Oct 6, 202618
Oct 5, 202620
Oct 4, 202610
Oct 3, 202614
Oct 2, 202614
Oct 1, 202610
Sep 30, 202611
Sep 29, 20269
Sep 28, 202610
Sep 27, 20268
Sep 26, 20268
Sep 25, 20264
Sep 24, 20269
Sep 23, 20268
Sep 23, 20268
Sep 22, 202611

Screenshots and trailer

Disney•Pixar Cars screenshot 1

Disney•Pixar Cars system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.3 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows Me / 2000 / XP / Vista
Processor
Pentium III 800MHz or higher
Graphics
Any 3D 32MB DirectX 9 compatible graphics card (nVidia GeForce 2 or ATI Radeon 7500 or higher)
Memory
256 MB RAM
Storage
500 MB available space

Does Disney•Pixar Cars have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Disney•Pixar Cars run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • Gamepad not enabled by default
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Swedish. Text only: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese - Portugal.

Does Disney•Pixar Cars use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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